Deep beneath the Meil'vohllen Mountains, Hallen the explorer discovered a Stone of al-Din, releasing an ancient power that once controlled the Armies of the Desert East. Yet madness consumed him, for this power was not his burden to bear.
Drawn to her ancestors' call, Na'ilah, last blood heir to the mind of al-Din has left the desert sands; destined to reclaim control of the Armies of the Dead. She tracked the stone to Brúnn, a city isolated in the mountains of Hejveld, but Hallen's burden was passed on, and she is not the only one intent on finding the source of al-Din's power.
For it has come to Ohrl, a young boy in search of adventure, who must now find the courage to claim what Hallen could not. For if he fails, if the Dead Armies rise once more, then the power of al-Din will soon consume them all.
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The Madness of Hallen is the first book in the Khalada Stone series, and follows the lives of two brothers in their quest against the rightful heir to the mind of Husam al-Din.
"I read a lot of fantasy novels, and few could measure up to the sheer scale, or do it with such imagination, strong writing, fantastic imagery, action, plots with subplots within subplots and complex characters with lots of betrayal and double crossing."
"This is truly an epic adventure."
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Russell Meek is a commercial advertising photographer, currently based in Auckland, New Zealand, but has worked in North Africa, the Middle East, Europe, the Caribbean, Asia, Central and South America. He began creating 'The Khalada Stone' series in 2007, enriching his foray into fantasy writing with the visual experiences he has gained from remote locations around the world.